A Michigan judge says former Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov is entitled to $60M from a man accused of failing to meet a loan obligation to the hockey player, according to an ESPN.com report. Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen MacDonald made the ruling Friday and her clerk confirmed the decision Monday.

Paul Kelly is out as executive director of the NHL Players? Association, according to an Associated Press report. The union announced Monday that its executive board voted ?overwhelmingly? to remove Kelly. The executive board is made up of one player from each of the 30 teams.

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty Thursday to a noncriminal charge of disorderly conduct and ordered to send an apology to the cab driver they were accused of roughing up over 20 cents, according to an Associated Press report.

The NHL is offering about $140M to purchase the Coyotes in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and would avoid a sticky issue still facing the case by accepting the existing lease to play in Glendale, according to an Associated Press report on Wednesday.

A group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf has pulled out as a potential buyer of the Coyotes just as the NHL filed a bid in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to purchase the team and keep it in Arizona, as reported by the Associated Press on Tuesday.

Jim Balsillie has submitted an amended proposed agreement to buy the bankrupt Coyotes for $212.5M and immediately move them to Hamilton, Ontario, with or without the NHL?s consent, according to an Associated Press report. The document filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court says Balsillie can walk away from the deal if the issues in the case have not been resolved in his favor by September 14.

Senators owner Eugene Melnyk fired back at billionaire Jim Balsillie on Thursday, according to an Associated Press report. Melnyk released a statement that reads like an open letter to Balsillie. He addressed claims by the Research In Motion co-CEO that Melnyk lacks personal integrity and expressed dismay over Balsillie?s attempt to buy the Coyotes. ?I clearly believe the sport of hockey is better off without him,? Melnyk said.

Blackhawks star Patrick Kane was indicted Wednesday on misdemeanor assault and theft charges after he was accused of beating up a cab driver over a fare dispute, according to an Associated Press report. The grand jury dismissed a more serious felony charge of second-degree robbery, Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita III said.

The district attorney in Buffalo says he expects a grand jury to announce charges Wednesday against Patrick Kane. Kane is accused of beating up a cab driver over a fare. Kane and his cousin were arrested Aug. 9 after cabbie Jan Radecki, 62, told police they attacked him when he said he didn't have 20 cents change for the fare. The Kanes pleaded not guilty to robbery and misdemeanor counts of theft and criminal mischief.

Maple Leafs owner Richard Peddie won't be questioned in the court case over the sale of the Coyotes. Attorneys for Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and Phoenix owner Jerry Moyes formerly wanted to question Peddie over what role his club might play in the proposed relocation of the Coyotes to Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Redfield T. Baum denied the request on Thursday.